Given name
Nechemia
“God provides comfort”
Nechemia is a variant of Nehemiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God provides comfort.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nechemia is a variant of Nehemiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God provides comfort.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nechemia is a variant of Nehemiah. An origin associated with Nehemiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nechemia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 161
- 161 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,702 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +53%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,702 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2019. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 176 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nechemia’s family of names
Nechemia has a related form in Nehemiah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nechemia
- Nehemia AzazIsraeli sculptor (1923–2008)
- Nehemiah ben HushielLeader of Jewish revolt against Byzantine Emperor Heraclius600–700
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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